Carriage for transporting an operating table

Abstract

A transport carriage for transporting an operating table (20) including a support column (18) and a table plate (26) removable from the support column has a movable chassis (10) and two supporting spars (24) intended to support the table plate. The supporting spars are arranged in spaced parallel relationship to one another on the movable chassis (10) in such a way that they are capable of being brought into a supporting position with the table plate (26) at which they are located on opposite sides of the support column. The transport carriage is further equipped with supporting elements (28,30) for engagement with the support column of the operating table and located on both sides of the intermediate space between the supporting spars (28). These supporting elements are each movable between a supporting position in which it underlies a part fixed to the support column (32) and a free position. Moreover, the two supporting elements (28,30) located on opposite sides of the intermediate space are so connected to one another that upon adjustment of one of them the other is adjusted to the same position.

I claim: 
     
       1. A transport carriage for transporting an operating table (20) including a support column (18) and a table plate (26) removable from the support column, said transport carriage having a movable chassis (20) and two supporting spars (24) for supporting the table plate (26) which supporting spars are so arranged in spaced relationship and parallel to one another on the movable chassis (10) that they are movable to an engagement position with the table plate (26) at which they are located on opposite sides of the support column (18), characterized in that on the transport carriage on each side of the intermediate space between the supporting spars (24) is at least one supporting element (28, 30) for engagement with the support column (18) of the operating table and which is so arranged that is movable between a supporting position in which it extends into the intermediate space between the supporting spars to underlie a part (32) fixed to the support column and a free position, and that two of said supporting elements (28, 30) located on opposite sides of the intermediate space are so connected with one another by a Bowden tube mechanism (34) that upon adjustment of one of the supporting elements (28, 30) the other supporting element (28, 30) is adjusted to the same position, said Bowden tube mechanism (34) having a core wire (36) and a sheath (40), said core wire (36) at one of its end being connected with one of the support elements (28, 30) and at its other end being connected with the transport carriage, and said sheath (40) at one of its ends being connected with the transport carriage and at its other end being connected with the other supporting element (28, 30). 
     
     
       2. A transport carriage according to claim 1 further characterized in that the Bowden tube mechanism (34) is conducted through a cross-spar (25) connecting together the supporting spars (24). 
     
     
       3. A transport carriage according to claim 1 further characterized in that the supporting elements are each provided in the form of a pivoting lever (28) which is pivotally supported by a post (22) supporting one of the supporting spars (24) with the core wire (36) and the sheath (40) of the Bowden tube mechanism having their associated movable ends connected to the associated pivoting levers (28) at points spaced from the pivot axes (42) of the levers.